Nature Podcast
The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fentanyl addiction: the brain pathways behind the opioid crisis
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Lizard-inspired building design could save lives
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Alphafold 3.0: the AI protein predictor gets an upgrade
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Talking about sex and gender doesn't need to be toxic
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Dad's microbiome can affect offsprings' health — in mice
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Audio long read: Why loneliness is bad for your health
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How gliding marsupials got their 'wings'
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Living on Mars would probably suck — here's why
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Keys, wallet, phone: the neuroscience behind working memory
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The 'ghost roads' driving tropical deforestation
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Audio long read: Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say
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Pregnancy's effect on 'biological' age, polite birds, and the carbon cost of hom...
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How climate change is affecting global timekeeping
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AI hears hidden X factor in zebra finch love songs
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Killer whales have menopause. Now scientists think they know why
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These tiny fish combine electric pulses to probe the environment
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Could this one-time ‘epigenetic’ treatment control cholesterol?
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Audio long read: Chimpanzees are dying from our colds — these scientists are try...
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How whales sing without drowning, an anatomical mystery solved
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Why are we nice? Altruism's origins are put to the test
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Smoking changes your immune system, even years after quitting
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Why we need to rethink how we talk about cancer
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Cancer's power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells
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Cervical cancer could be eliminated: here's how
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Ancient DNA solves the mystery of who made a set of stone tools
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Audio long read: Long COVID is a double curse in low-income nations — here’s why
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Toxic red mud could be turned into 'green' steel
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This AI just figured out geometry — is this a step towards artificial reasoning?
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The science stories you missed over the holiday period
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Science in 2024: what to expect this year
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Audio long read: A new kind of solar cell is coming — is it the future of green...
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The Nature Podcast highlights of 2023
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How AI works is often a mystery — that's a problem
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The Nature Podcast Festive Spectacular 2023
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Navigating planets, plays and prejudice — a conversation with Aomawa Shields
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Inhaled vaccine prevents COVID in monkeys
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Cat parasite Toxoplasma tricked to grow in a dish
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The world’s smallest light-trapping silicon cavity
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Sanitary products made from plants could help tackle period poverty
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Why COP28 probably won't keep the 1.5 degree dream alive
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Audio long read: Apple revival — how science is bringing historic varieties back...
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Polio could be eradicated within 3 years — what happens then?
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Dust: the tiny substance with enormous power
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How to 3D print fully-formed robots
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How to tame a toxic yet life-saving antifungal
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Nature's Take: How will ChatGPT and generative AI transform research?
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A new hydrogel can be directly injected into muscle to help it regenerate
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Audio long read: Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity
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Martian sounds reveal the secrets of the red planet's core
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Sounds of recovery: AI helps monitor wildlife during forest restoration
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